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Let's Go Native

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  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 17m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
147
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POPULARITY
65,214
41,196
Jeanette MacDonald and Jack Oakie in Let's Go Native (1930)
ComedyMusicalRomance
Dress designer Joan Wood, who's heavily in debt, has created costumes for a Broadway show that is exported to Argentina. With the money she wants to pay her debts, but there was a mistake: s... Read allDress designer Joan Wood, who's heavily in debt, has created costumes for a Broadway show that is exported to Argentina. With the money she wants to pay her debts, but there was a mistake: she is receiving the money in Buenos Aires, not in New York. Her friend Wally Wendell, whos... Read allDress designer Joan Wood, who's heavily in debt, has created costumes for a Broadway show that is exported to Argentina. With the money she wants to pay her debts, but there was a mistake: she is receiving the money in Buenos Aires, not in New York. Her friend Wally Wendell, whose grandfather does not approve of his relationship with her, wants him to marry a girl he ... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
147
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
65,214
41,196
  • Director
    • Leo McCarey
  • Writers
    • Percy Heath(screenplay)
    • George Marion Jr.(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jack Oakie
    • Jeanette MacDonald
    • Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
Top credits
  • Director
    • Leo McCarey
  • Writers
    • Percy Heath(screenplay)
    • George Marion Jr.(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jack Oakie
    • Jeanette MacDonald
    • Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 9User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Kay Francis, Jeanette MacDonald, and Jack Oakie in Let's Go Native (1930)
    Jeanette MacDonald in Let's Go Native (1930)
    William Austin, Kay Francis, James Hall, Jeanette MacDonald, and Jack Oakie in Let's Go Native (1930)
    Kay Francis and Jack Oakie in Let's Go Native (1930)
    Jeanette MacDonald in Let's Go Native (1930)
    Iris Adrian, William Austin, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Jeanette MacDonald, and Jack Oakie in Let's Go Native (1930)
    William Austin, James Hall, Jeanette MacDonald, and Jack Oakie in Let's Go Native (1930)
    William Austin, Kay Francis, James Hall, Jeanette MacDonald, and Jack Oakie in Let's Go Native (1930)
    Eugene Pallette in Let's Go Native (1930)
    Jeanette MacDonald and David Newell in Let's Go Native (1930)
    Jeanette MacDonald in Let's Go Native (1930)
    James Hall and Jeanette MacDonald in Let's Go Native (1930)

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    Jack Oakie
    Jack Oakie
    • Voltaire McGinnis
    Jeanette MacDonald
    Jeanette MacDonald
    • Joan Wood
    Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
    Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
    • King Jerry
    James Hall
    James Hall
    • Wally Wendell
    William Austin
    William Austin
    • Basil Pistol
    Kay Francis
    Kay Francis
    • Constance Cook
    David Newell
    David Newell
    • Chief Officer Williams
    Charles Sellon
    Charles Sellon
    • Wallace Wendell Sr.
    Eugene Pallette
    Eugene Pallette
    • Deputy Sheriff 'Careful' Cuthbert
    Iris Adrian
    Iris Adrian
    • Island Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Rafael Alcayde
    Rafael Alcayde
    • Argentine Producers' Representative
    • (uncredited)
    Earl Askam
    • Mover
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Bernard
    Harry Bernard
    • Mover
    • (uncredited)
    Virginia Bruce
    Virginia Bruce
    • Wendell Sr.'s Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    E.H. Calvert
    E.H. Calvert
    • Diner
    • (uncredited)
    Ken Darby
    Ken Darby
    • Quartet Singer
    • (uncredited)
    Jon Dodson
    • Quartet Singer
    • (uncredited)
    John Elliott
    John Elliott
    • Captain
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Leo McCarey
    • Writers
      • Percy Heath(screenplay) (dialogue)
      • George Marion Jr.(screenplay) (dialogue)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
    • Quotes

      [Jerry had been the only man on an island populated by women.]

      Jerry: It was one of the Virgin Islands, but it drifted.

    • Soundtracks
      It Seems To Be Spring
      Lyrics by George Marion Jr.

      Music by Richard A. Whiting

      Copyright 1930 by Famous Music Corp.

    User reviews9

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    1/10
    Contender for the worst film ever made
    This film has one redeeming grace- Jeanette MacDonald - whose grace, charm and star quality shine through every scene she is in - she takes this seriously, a sign of a great star!

    There are few films as awful as this one: execrable acting, direction, script, cinematography, sound,editing,special effects - this is the PITS!!!!!!

    Jeanette is a trouper, tried and true. Like Liz Taylor in Butterfield 8, - "when you know you're in a turkey, give it the best you got, you might be recognized"

    Even Kay Francis is AWFUL - Oakie is embarrassing.

    There are 5 songs/musical numbers. Oakie has 3 and Jeanette has 2 - one a duet. All are forgettable.

    Available prints are washed out and blurry- maybe there is a God after all.

    For MacDonald fans only - she only made 28 - to think Paramount actually released this debacle - if there was ever a case for shelving, this is it!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 24, 1931 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ship Shape
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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